Writer and Bookblogger
My name is Iris Marsh and I write epic fantasy adventures filled with action, great characters and a spark of magic. I live in the Netherlands with my partner and our cat, where I work as a behavioral researcher by day and a writer by night.
Thank you for taking the time to browse my website. You will find it filled with the subjects I love: reading and writing. From reviews of a variety of fantasy books to writing tips, short stories, and writing updates; it's all there. Please join me on my writing journey and let's share our most beloved books.
Read more about meEthan’s world changes when Princess Selena, his best friend, is taken by the magical Nemorivagus. He is tasked by his King to find and return Selena, leaving his comfortable yet boring position as a guard behind.
At 11, Nikki deals with much the same problems as any other child: school, friends, and the fragile relationship of her parents. However, after two consecutive accidents and a chilling discovery, Nikki is forced to choose between her parents and has to deal with these strange powers that seem to be growing stronger by the day.
Jordan squinted his eyes against the bright light. He tried scratching his head, but he couldn’t move his hands: the rough texture of the rope scraped across his wrists. The color drained from his face, his chest tightening. Where was he? ... Read More about Teenage Screams
Vena knew, from the moment she saw his diabolical smile, that it was over. She closed her eyes, trying to stretch her arms and flinched when the roots tied around her body wrapped themselves even tighter. “You didn’t think it would be that easy, do you?” ... Read More about The Election
Hi there & welcome! As I said above, I’m Iris Marsh, and on this website, you can find anything related to my passions of reading and writing. But, if this is your first visit, this might feel a bit overwhelming.
I get it. And not to worry, I got you covered! Below you can find some short descriptions of everything you can find on here, so when in doubt, you can always circle back and check out something else to read.
As you can read in the ‘About Iris Marsh’ section above, I write Fantasy stories. If you’re curious as to how I started with this whole writing thing, you can read more here.
You might also notice I haven’t actually published anything yet. Guilty. I am an aspiring author, and I do hope to publish a book someday (next year will be my year hopefully). If you want to have some inkling on my writing style and type of stories, you can check out my two short stories. I’d love to hear what you think! And, if you’re curious about what I’m writing, you can check out my very short descriptions of my two writing projects here.
With this thing called writing, we’re always learning and growing. But it would be selfish to keep all you learn to yourself, don’t you think? So, I’ve decided to share as much as I can with any of you who are authors (or aspiring authors such as myself), and want to learn more. You can find all my writing tips here, under the ‘On Writing’ section. Also, be sure to check out the Resources page, for any printables I’ve created so you can download them for free.
As many writers with me, I’m an avid reader. So on Iris Marsh (meaning on this website, not ‘on me’; that would be weird), you can find book reviews of my favorite fantasy books. I also make lists with overviews of what I’ve read in a certain month, awesome book quotes, anticipated releases, and so on.
To check out my full book reviews, you can click here, and find them under ‘Book Reviews’, or you can check out this page if you want them sorted alphabetically. If you want me to review a book for you, please view the review policy page here!
I also believe in sharing the love, and so I want to support Indie Authors as much as I can. In doing so, I’ve created this Fantasy Indie Reading Challenge! If you want to follow along, you totally can. You can still get the free printable I made for the Challenge, and on the page, you can check out the lists I’ve made for the challenges and the books I’ve reviewed for them.
Little side note: after everything that’s happened recently, I’ve been taking a close, hard look at the books I own and read. I had to conclude that they’re not as diverse as should be. But I’m going to change that! I’ll be paying closer attention to the books I buy & review to accommodate everyone as best as I can.
